Man United want Alexis Sanchez back from Inter loan - says random report in January

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Young was still being picked though. He was also captain until he left. I dont think Sanchez will play that much. In fact it wouldnt surprise me if he doesnt go out on loan again next seasonand we only pay half his wages again, no matter what is said now.
He will probably stay due to the weird state of the current transfer market. Somehow, transfers will be affected by what's going on with the virus.
 

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There's absolutely nothing we can do about that. If he wants to stay he'll stay.

Perhaps he could be a back up CF. His link up play isn't terrible, so having Fernandes behind him, with Rashford and Sancho either side might work.
They can fire him. Anybody can be kicked out of any job in the world. But they already paid a huge amount of money for Mourinho to leave...
 

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He was top scorer in the Premier League when he was bought. No one could have reasonably seen this calamity coming
He was already in decline so that contract bordered to the ridiculous both it terms of salary and contract length. However I agree that his steep decline took everyone by surprise including my good self.
 

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They can fire him. Anybody can be kicked out of any job in the world. But they already paid a huge amount of money for Mourinho to leave...
That isn't firing someone. We are paying his wages, in full, and with the exception of maybe framing him for murder, there is nothing we can do about it.
 

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his output is not worth us paying anywhere near £6.5m a year (that’s what £125k per week is). His last 6 months at Arsenal was poor, his 18 months at Utd was poor and this season at Inter, guess what he’s been crap.
Surely this would highlight that he is not fulfilling his contract and as such should either accept reduced pay or have his contract terminated?, I mean, if Ole doesn't fulfill his contract and perform his duties in a positive manner for the company, he would be sacked, no questions asked. What's good for the goose and all that. Just a hopeful thought
 

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Surely this would highlight that he is not fulfilling his contract and as such should either accept reduced pay or have his contract terminated?, I mean, if Ole doesn't fulfill his contract and perform his duties in a positive manner for the company, he would be sacked, no questions asked. What's good for the goose and all that. Just a hopeful thought
When you are under contract at a football club, if you are sacked they still have to honour the contract. Crazy situation. I suppose Utd could ask him if he would accept half of whats left, but can leave immediately on a free, so he can get another contract with another club. Thats the only situation I can see that might work. I hope Woody doesnt expect to get a fee for him otherwise we will never get shut of him.
 
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Surely this would highlight that he is not fulfilling his contract and as such should either accept reduced pay or have his contract terminated?, I mean, if Ole doesn't fulfill his contract and perform his duties in a positive manner for the company, he would be sacked, no questions asked. What's good for the goose and all that. Just a hopeful thought
would be great wouldn’t it! we can terminate both Sanchez’s and OGS’s contracts, But will still need to pay them the value of these contracts.

Sanchez hasn’t done anything that’s in breach of his contract. A positive doping test would be a god send!
 

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They can fire him. Anybody can be kicked out of any job in the world. But they already paid a huge amount of money for Mourinho to leave...
Fire him for what exactly? And what has paying Mou got to do with Sanchez?
 

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I know a lot has already been said on this subject but I CAN see a role for him at Old trafford if he comes back here.


It would be cleaning the Men's Urinals with a wet rag.

Yeh I think he could do that if he wants his full salary. Then there is the loo's at Carrington and the Cliff that will need a wipe down to keep him busy on non-match days.
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
 

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Excommunicating Cheers for sticking to their contract is morally wrong imo.
Sanchez hasn't done anything wrong so I don't support calls to make him train alone etc.
He has something to offer as long as he is willing to accept a bit-part role.
 

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Still think in a team high on confidence he can do a job for us as a false-9 flanked by Greenwood and Rashford/Martial.
I still share this delusion to a small extent. Rationally, I know he’s a busted flush, but there’s something of a what-if that I cling onto.

Imagine. The defence is strong, Pogba remains and he and Bruno hit it off. We buy a quality right winger to complement a confident Martial and rejuvenated Rashford. Greenwood continues to fulfil his promise. In the midst of that, Sanchez remains as a dangerous squad option that can fill in and compete for a position all across the front three.

Again, it’s probably (definitely) delusional. But we can hope.
 

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I still share this delusion to a small extent. Rationally, I know he’s a busted flush, but there’s something of a what-if that I cling onto.

Imagine. The defence is strong, Pogba remains and he and Bruno hit it off. We buy a quality right winger to complement a confident Martial and rejuvenated Rashford. Greenwood continues to fulfil his promise. In the midst of that, Sanchez remains as a dangerous squad option that can fill in and compete for a position all across the front three.

Again, it’s probably (definitely) delusional. But we can hope.
In my defence i'd only just watched the Derby from two years previous, the 2-3 when Pogba actually looked as though he cared, and i'd forgotten how good Alexis was in the second-half, oh and I was pissed :lol:
 

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Fire him for what exactly? And what has paying Mou got to do with Sanchez?
Well in most normal jobs, if you're not performing to the level your boss expects, you goes out if they choose so.

Football lives in a bubble then...
 

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If we needed to go the bench and our options were Sanchez and Lingard, putting aside all the contract issues aside, I'd go with Sanchez over Lingard every time.

That said, I understand that Sanchez not only earns 375/week but is also paid 75k for every match appearance, even coming off the bench in stoppage time. In that light, if it came down to it I'd keep Sanchez off squad sheets until his contract runs out...hopefully soon.
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
I voted this in another thread. It seems an insurmountable task to remove him from our wage budget so he will remain the worst value for wages player currently active.
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea still takes the cake. It would be the equivalent of a 100 + deal now.

Also, Andy Carroll is up there still.
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea still takes the cake. It would be the equivalent of a 100 + deal now.

Also, Andy Carroll is up there still.

Sanchez is worse for the wages he is on . You are going to beat paying someone the highest wages in the league to play for another team
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
Basically. Anybody who thinks otherwise is deluding themselves. And anybody who wants him actively part of the squad again are delusional.

We have a young team now that seems to be moving upwards. Lots of pace and skill and attitude being developed. Lets keep this moving forwards. If we want additions we can look at Havertz and Konate etc.
 

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Well in most normal jobs, if you're not performing to the level your boss expects, you goes out if they choose so.

Football lives in a bubble then...
Well any industry based on fixed term contracts.
 

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Best we can probably hope for is offer one year of salary and let him off on a free.

Doubt he'll take the offer though. He's 31 now so no point of keeping him with his injuries.

Maybe Arsenal will take the golden trio of Sanchez, Jesse and Andreas this Summer for Aaubameyang
 

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If we needed to go the bench and our options were Sanchez and Lingard, putting aside all the contract issues aside, I'd go with Sanchez over Lingard every time.
During the 18 months that they were both at the club, Lingard quite comfortably outperformed Sanchez. Of course, Lingard reached a whole new level of shit this season so it would depend on whether he could turn that around (and on whether Sanchez improves or gets worse himself).
 

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The problem is the wages. His output is ok/average per 90 mins of football and is a little worse than Zaha (who I don't think is particularly great).
But he is one of the highest paid in world football so you cannot get mediocrity from that investment, especially when 17 year olds are coming through and showing bigger impact
 

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Unquestionably the worst signing that we have made in the PL era.I can’t think of any signing that was worse than Sanchez.Di Maria was a huge dissapointment,but we atleast sold him for 50 million pounds and recouped a significant chunk of the money.Falcao was here for only 1 season,Veron was atleast part of a title winning squad..,,Sanchez will go down in history as our worst ever PL signing...
Honourable mention for Darmian too in that debate.
 

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Who is United's representative when negotiating for the ridiculous contract?

Was he under "get Sanchez at any costs" instruction?!

Idea of getting a quality player (even if he's declining) is fine, but offering that ridiculous high wages though.. as if he's Cantona or Keane level. He won't have huge influence turning our squad into world beaters.
 

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At least Darmian had half a season which he was really good. When he first signed.
Um i think thats rewriting history a bit, he had 4-5 games where he was decent and people over hyped him because he was still in the new signing honeymoon period. Then his form fell off a cliff and there it stayed for the vast majority of his 4 years at the club.
 

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Um i think thats rewriting history a bit, he had 4-5 games where he was decent and people over hyped him because he was still in the new signing honeymoon period. Then his form fell off a cliff and there it stayed for the vast majority of his 4 years at the club.
Darmian is a mystery. He would disappear for ages and then outta nowhere I'd see him start a solitary match during an injury crisis or Europa game and I be like "He is still here? Why are subsequent managers keeping hold of him? What's his role?"
 

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Darmian is a mystery. He would disappear for ages and then outta nowhere I'd see him start a solitary match during an injury crisis or Europa game and I be like "He is still here? Why are subsequent managers keeping hold of him? What's his role?"
No idea never understood it myself, should have been shipped out after his disastrous first season. But thankfully he's left now.